There are many things that I enjoy doing when I travel to New York City at Christmastime. I always walk through Central Park – especially around Strawberry Fields, the park’s “quiet place” of reflection. Of course, that “quiet place of reflection” is mobbed with tourists that get their picture taken with the beautiful IMAGINE mosaic.…
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If you can’t photograph a rainbow… build one.
Last Friday night, as the sun set, I headed toward the parking garage where Cardachrome sits during the weekdays. Just as I reach my parking structure, I look up at the rainy sky. The rain had subsided, the setting sun was peeking out through the clouds, and – whoa. Rainbow. And I’ve got my Nikon…
Read MoreCompetition #8 – the New York Sheep and Wool Photo Contest
My TU blog buddy Teri Conroy suggested I enter this competition, and you know what I always say… bloggers support bloggers. I was allowed to enter a maximum of five images in the upcoming New York Sheep and Wool Festival Photography Contest, and I submitted all five in the “objects” category. Even though it is…
Read MoreUrban autumn foliage
If you can’t get out to the country to see the leaves change colors… sometimes you can see it happen in a puddle of water along Green Street in Albany. Which I did. And I got a picture of it. Sometimes, when I can’t sleep, it’s nice to know that I found soem beauty and…
Read More“A photographer is only as good as the equipment he uses.” Wow, did Nikon really say that?
A couple of disclosures here. When it comes to cameras, I am a Nikon man, first and foremost. Yes, I have nine different film and digital cameras in my holdings, but two of them are Nikon product – my digital D700 and my film F100. Nikon has been my primary camera of choice, ever since…
Read MoreSo I heard back from my donated cameras…
Last June, I decided to donate two of my SLR film cameras – my red-leathered Kiev 19 and my blue-leathered Nikkormat FTn – to an organization called the Film Photography Podcast, an organization dedicated to the preservation of analogue film photography. The FPP will take old cameras and donate them to aspiring film students who…
Read MoreCompetition #3 – The 2011 Altamont Fair Photography Contest
It’s my third year of trying. It’s my third year of competing. And as you can imagine… I’m not giving up. Even though I’ve gone 0-for-10 on the two regionals earlier this year, those exclusions doesn’t hurt as badly as my going 0-for-8 at Altamont. Eight photographs over a two-year span; eight cold-blooded, cold-hearted rejections.…
Read MoreThe “Faces of Dudley” Mural
It’s a striking artwork in Dudley Square, just across the street from the newly-built police station. The artwork, “Faces of Dudley,” shows the scope and breadth and vibrancy of the residents of Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. The mural, painted in 1995 by lead artist Mike Womble as part of the Roxbury Defenders Youth Advocacy Project, features…
Read MoreCompetition #4 – The 2011 New York State Fair Photography Contest
This is the tough part for me. Waiting. Just waiting. It wasn’t this hard when Tom Petty sang about it. The Photography Competition at the New York State Fair changed their submission rules a smidge, and whether it’s a benefit or a detriment to my entries – I just don’t know. In previous years, I…
Read MoreA reunion with Jamario Moon
I heard the rumor that he was in town. And the only way to confirm it was a phone call to an old friend. A quick call – and Derrick Rowland, the player and coach who was as much a part of the Albany Patroons as its gold and kelly green color scheme – was…
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